Applicants feel anxious about college acceptance rates
24 posts across 6 communities in the last 30 days; 63% from r/ApplyingToCollege.
“Why is it so bloody hard to get into university these days !? Like I wish my college grade was enough. What do you mean I gotta give UCAT and yada yada... This is too much!”
“I don't really want to put up like a "give me the chances" post on here or any other sub, but I feel like it's just impossible to tell. I'm proud of what I've done and stuff, but it's ridiculous when I see some other kids. Is AI a good indicator or do they over inflate you? How…”
“why does every week someone feel the need to parade around some variation of the idea: "college isn't that important + you don't need to go to a prestigious school + you should find some random safety schools that are perfectly fit for you!! + why would you spend so much money…”
Multiple posts reflect anxiety and uncertainty regarding college admissions, with students questioning their chances of acceptance and exploring safety school options. Some express concern over a lack of awards or AP classes.
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“hi guys, I'm trying to see if anybody feels the same way that I am but I am a first semester senior applying to some pretty selective school schools no Ivys but a lot of top 20s and have recently felt a wave of burnout.…”
“Why is it so bloody hard to get into university these days !? Like I wish my college grade was enough. What do you mean I gotta give UCAT and yada yada... This is too much! submitted by /u/-Alyy1 [link] [comments]”
“I don't really want to put up like a "give me the chances" post on here or any other sub, but I feel like it's just impossible to tell. I'm proud of what I've done and stuff, but it's ridiculous when I see some other kids. Is AI a good indicator or do they over inflate you? How else could I be able to tell? submitted by /u/AccountantHot4026 [link] [comments]”
“Im a first-gen so I’m not too sure how all this is supposed to go. I’ve already got accepted into some colleges and i’ve been seeing a lot of other kids post their acceptances on their insta stories. However, when I would watch like college decision reaction videos on YouTube, they would always be in the spring, or at least after November. Is this like a new thing? Or am i just not the smartest?😅 submitted by /u/_gigi08 [link] [comments]”
“it was stanford, so it doesn’t sting that bad. but it was still the first one so…gimme a minute 🤧 submitted by /u/bummybitxh [link] [comments]”
“seeing people at stanford and upenn talk about impostor syndrome makes me feel like shit i was on reddit and saw people who got into stanford and upenn talking about how they feel like they don’t deserve to be there and how everyone else is smarter than them. and idk it just made me feel so fucking pathetic. i have a 3.3 gpa. no sat or act. nothing impressive about me at all. i couldn’t get into either of those schools if my life depended on it. and these people who are literally some of the bes”
“I'm just so unhappy and demotivated at arguably the most important time of my life submitted by /u/iamttough [link] [comments]”
“Based on my Instagram feed, it seems like a large percentage of them submitted by /u/PriorSecurity9784 [link] [comments]”
“I see so many posts of people asking "can i get into x school with bad xyz" or "is this xyz good enough to get into xyz school" or on other subs like SAT "can i go from 13xx or 14xx to 1550+ in x timeframe" and the answer is always, if you have to ask then the answer is no. People who attend t20s are 1% to 1.5% of the american college population, and not everyone can be a part of that. Some people just aren't good enough to get the grades or test scores necessar”
“Ok.. I know we're all anxious. This community is to help each other out and support and celebrate each other's wins submitted by /u/Longjumping-Boot9944 [link] [comments]”
“With my profile (can see on previous posts), do I have chances for a big scholarship? submitted by /u/Low-Rest3894 [link] [comments]”
“Basically title what are we thinking?? And also does usc actually care about SAT score submitted by /u/Broad-Selection576 [link] [comments]”
“title. I truly feel happy for those already accepted but it just makes me super 😬 submitted by /u/FeedbackLower4851 [link] [comments]”
“Who's ready for 10/15 for an acceptance???? submitted by /u/Only_Acanthisitta583 [link] [comments]”
“Im not asking for opinions Im sharing my opinion that the adults on this app are miserable and love to discourage highschool students. College isn't an easy decision so ofc many of us are going to ask people in the career we want to pursue if it's worth it before dropping thousands of dollars for the degree. Ive already read the 10,000 of threads with peoples in depth opinions which is why I didn't have to make posts asking about the job which is the exact point I'm getting at. I”
“like damn cmon thats my dream school literally EVERYONE ive seen on this subreddit is EDing there or EA to Yale... come on guys submitted by /u/NoAvocado5471 [link] [comments]”
“Was trying to give some perspective of what type of college I went to, I suppose I could have just said a state school to make the point clearer to understand”
“why does every week someone feel the need to parade around some variation of the idea: "college isn't that important + you don't need to go to a prestigious school + you should find some random safety schools that are perfectly fit for you!! + why would you spend so much money to go to a top school vs. go to your state school for cheaper (which is a complete misunderstanding of the actual class composition and aid situation at top colleges) + none of this matters in X years!! + it&#”
Gg to everyone else submitted by /u/ASeriesOfGoodEvents [link] [comments]
“[WARNING LONG READ] I wanted to share my story because I know there are people on here who may be feeling discouraged by their stats or wondering if they’ll ever get that acceptance. Here are my stats and a little bit about my journey: Undergraduate science GPA: Sub-3.0. Several C’s and several withdrawals. Master’s : Completed an in-person master’s program and finished with a sub-3.5 science GPA. All A’s and B’s, NO C’s! MCAT : Highest attempt was right below a 500. No, I don’t know anyone in a”
Title submitted by /u/Suspicious_Sink9036 [link] [comments]
i wanna be DONE submitted by /u/cherrie_tplm [link] [comments]
“im applying this next & literally have no awards except a few school ones submitted by /u/user2039381 [link] [comments]”
“it’s not a trick question, we know all the facts about debt and the job market and the illusion that top schools are, why do we continue to stress ourselves out about it fellow students? it makes me upset, we’re wasting time, energy, and money, go to a local school, accumulate less debt, and let your goal be to do what you love to do instead of make loads of money. I know we need money, but isn’t life more than that? I’m not looking to argue or prove I’m right, just looks for thoughts/opinions/f”
“I’m a little confused and new to this. My acceptance rate is 43% and has been floating around 35-45 for a few weeks. I’m gold status and have been for about two weeks now. Today when I denied a few I got a thing that says “going below 70% acceptance will lose your gold status”… But I’m already way under that. Does this make any sense? Sorry if this is a dumb question submitted by /u/Exoting [link] [comments]”
“Just submitted my first application (I've been preparing like a menace for the last 6 months so that I could submit early and the anxiety was eating me up) - Did anyone hear back from school admissions before the deadline? I'm well aware of the difference between rolling admissions and fixed deadlines - I'm just curious if there were any unicorn situations. submitted by /u/MelanieOils [link] [comments]”
“https://preview.redd.it/7ci0acjo2znh1.png?width=605&format=png&auto=webp&s=390978f5747e9988f0ce9861f516767ae7371f8a I swear, results are often hiliarius! submitted by /u/a5roseb [link] [comments]”
“I feel like all the people in the subreddit seem to be the most insane students ever 😭 I’m curious to know what the application was like for more “average” people in terms of stats and extracurriculars. It’s pretty anxiety inducing to be in this subreddit and see how accomplished so many people are, so I really want to see more representation from more average applicants and where they ended up. submitted by /u/mxchiiii [link] [comments]”
“Hey gang how we doing this cycle so far? By lower stats I mean like sub 3.4 GPA and/or low to mid 500s or below. Thought we could get a thread going for motivation and to check in, with stats, how many II, or any info you think helped you get an II. I have a couple DO II, 1 MD II. Stats are 3.2 cGPA, 3.8 sGPA, 516 MCAT, 2 IAs submitted by /u/Cold_Average_5192 [link] [comments]”
“Basically the title. I see lots of yale REAs but not stanford princeton harvard etc yk 💔 It almost feels like it'll be 10k apps this year for REA which is demoralizing lmao. Or is this reddit bias / am i tripping? (i love yale) submitted by /u/outre-vigie [link] [comments]”
“25/~700 = ~3.5% of applicants 💀. I know the actual acceptance rate is gonna be higher than matriculation but damn. Sometimes it just hits me again how cooked this is submitted by /u/symphonic_concord [link] [comments]”